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Benchmark’s Mike Hickey says that the top 10 films in the quarter that began this month have accounted for $652 million in box office sales, which is down 7% vs the same period last year. And he predicts that this weekend, which will include Dunkirk, “will be down 9% compared to prior year that included the release of Star Trek Beyond.”

MKM Partners’ Eric Handler also is concerned, predicting that Q3’s box office sales will come in 6% below last year.

“We continue to see August as the most difficult comparison for the quarter as nothing in this year’s line-up appears able to compete with the success of last year’s anti-super hero film Suicide Squad,” he says. “In order for August to come somewhat close to last year, the box office will need to see a break-out hit from a film like Atomic Blonde, The Dark Tower, The Hitman’s Bodyguard or Logan Luck.”

Over the last three months AMC’s market value has fallen about 34%, with Imax -35%, Regal -15%, and Cinemark -14%.